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            				<h1 class="entry-title">MLB Capsules: Castillo, Robinson sign minor deals with Rangers</h1>
						
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<p>ARLINGTON (AP) &mdash; Right-hander Fabio Castillo and catcher Chris Robinson have signed minor league contracts &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Texas Rangers that include invitations to major league spring training &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; two-time defending American League champions.</p>
<p>The signings were announced Thursday, three days after Castillo wasn&#8217;t tendered &#097; contract by &#116;&#104;&#101; Rangers and &#098;&#101;&#099;&#097;&#109;&#101; &#097; free agent.</p>
<p>The Rangers &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; signed left-handers Kyle Fernandes and Zach Jackson, right-handers Derek Hankins and Doug Salinas and outfielder Orlando Sandoval to minor league contracts.</p>
<p>The 22-year-old Castillo &#119;&#097;&#115; 3-6 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#110;&#105;&#110;&#101; saves and &#097; 6.36 ERA &#105;&#110; 42 relief appearances at Double-A Frisco &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; season and has been &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Texas organization &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; signing as &#097; non-draft free agent &#105;&#110; July 2005.</p>
<p>Robinson, 27, hit .316 &#105;&#110; 66 games &#102;&#111;&#114; Triple-A Iowa &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Chicago Cubs organization &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; season.</p>
<p><b>League Capsules</b></p>
<p><b>Alderson, Friedman to study international draft</b></p>
<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, Tampa Bay executive vice president Andrew Friedman and retired player Tony Clark have been appointed to &#097; committee to study whether baseball &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; have an international draft.</p>
<p>Retired player Stan Javier, Kim Ng &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; commissioner&#8217;s office and Rick Shapiro &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; players&#8217; association &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; be on &#116;&#104;&#101; committee, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; &#105;&#115; co-chaired by union head Michael Weiner and MLB executive vice president Rob Manfred. &#116;&#104;&#101; committee, established &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; new collective bargaining agreement, &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; hold &#105;&#116;&#115; &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116; meeting by Jan. 15.</p>
<p>Currently, &#116;&#104;&#101; June draft &#105;&#115; limited to players who are residents &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; U.S., U.S. territories and Canada, &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; residents &#111;&#102; other nations free agents.</p>
<p>The committee &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; discuss several issues, including: whether international amateurs &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; be subject to &#097; draft; whether &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; be &#097; single worldwide draft or &#097; separate international draft; &#116;&#104;&#101; age &#102;&#111;&#114; signing international amateurs; &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; draft Puerto Rican players &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; be &#105;&#110; if &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; are multiple drafts; and &#104;&#111;&#119; to deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; players leaving Cuba.</p>
<p><b>MLB owners ratify labor contract signed &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; month</b></p>
<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Major League Baseball owners have ratified &#097; five-year collective bargaining agreement, sealing 21 consecutive seasons &#111;&#102; labor peace through 2016.</p>
<p>Owners voted unanimously to approve &#116;&#104;&#101; deal &#100;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#097; telephone conference &#099;&#097;&#108;&#108; Thursday. &#116;&#104;&#101; players&#8217; association announced Dec. 1 that &#105;&#116;&#115; executive board had ratified &#116;&#104;&#101; agreement, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; &#119;&#097;&#115; signed Nov. 22. Lawyers &#102;&#111;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; sides are drafting &#116;&#104;&#101; &#102;&#117;&#108;&#108; labor contract from &#116;&#104;&#101; memorandum &#111;&#102; understanding.</p>
<p>The deal starts blood testing &#102;&#111;&#114; human growth hormone and institutes restraints on signing bonuses &#102;&#111;&#114; amateur draft picks and international players coming to &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#105;&#103; leagues.</p>
<p><b>AL Capsules</b></p>
<p><b>Japanese LHP Wada makes &#101;&#120;&#099;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#110;&#116; &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116; impression</b></p>
<p>BALTIMORE (AP) &mdash; Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada staged &#097; near-flawless performance Thursday &#100;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#104;&#105;&#115; introduction as &#116;&#104;&#101; newest member &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Baltimore Orioles starting rotation. If &#104;&#101; &#099;&#097;&#110; handle major league batters &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; similar finesse, Wada &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#101;&#110;&#106;&#111;&#121; &#097; smooth transition &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; next stage &#111;&#102; &#104;&#105;&#115; outstanding career.</p>
<p>CLEVELAND (AP) &mdash; Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and closer Chris Perez have been honored by &#116;&#104;&#101; local chapter &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Baseball Writers Association &#111;&#102; America.</p>
<p>Cabrera won &#116;&#104;&#101; Man &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Year Award after having &#116;&#104;&#101; finest year by an Indians shortstop &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; Hall &#111;&#102; Famer Lou Boudreau&#8217;s AL MVP season 1948. &#116;&#104;&#101; switch-hitter had career highs &#111;&#102; 25 home runs and 92 RBIs. &#104;&#101; &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; hit .273 and sparkled &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; field.</p>
<p>Perez &#119;&#097;&#115; selected as &#116;&#104;&#101; winner &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Steve Olin Good Guy Award &#102;&#111;&#114; &#104;&#105;&#115; cooperation &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; media. &#116;&#104;&#101; right-hander had &#097; career-high 36 saves. Writers noted that win or lose, &#098;&#101;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#101; games or after, Perez &#110;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114; ducked questions and generally &#112;&#114;&#111;&#118;&#105;&#100;&#101;&#100; candid and forthright commentary on &#116;&#104;&#101; Indians, who surprisingly led &#116;&#104;&#101; AL Central &#117;&#110;&#116;&#105;&#108; fading &#105;&#110; August.</p>
<p><b>Tigers announce exhibition game at Triple-A Toledo</b></p>
<p>DETROIT (AP) &mdash; &#116;&#104;&#101; Detroit Tigers &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; play an exhibition game &#105;&#110; Toledo, Ohio, &#097;&#103;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#115;&#116; their Triple-A affiliate next year.</p>
<p>The Tigers &#115;&#097;&#121; they&#8217;ll &#116;&#097;&#107;&#101; on &#116;&#104;&#101; Toledo Mud Hens on April 4 at Fifth &#116;&#104;&#105;&#114;&#100; Field. It&#8217;s &#116;&#104;&#101; &#102;&#105;&#114;&#115;&#116; exhibition game &#098;&#101;&#116;&#119;&#101;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Tigers and Mud Hens &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; 2000, when &#116;&#104;&#101; teams played &#105;&#110; Maumee, Ohio. Toledo &#109;&#111;&#118;&#101;&#100; &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; Fifth &#116;&#104;&#105;&#114;&#100; Field &#105;&#110; downtown Toledo &#105;&#110; 2002. Detroit opens &#116;&#104;&#101; 2012 regular season April 5 at home &#097;&#103;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#115;&#116; Boston.</p>
<p><b>NL Capsules</b></p>
<p><b>Phillies sign Willis to one-year deal</b></p>
<p>PHILADELPHIA (AP) &mdash; Dontrelle Willis has &#097; new role on &#097;&#110;&#111;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; new team.</p>
<p>The Philadelphia Phillies signed &#116;&#104;&#101; left-hander to an $850,000, one-year contract on Thursday. Willis joins &#104;&#105;&#115; fourth team &#105;&#110; three seasons, &#108;&#111;&#111;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; to revive &#104;&#105;&#115; career out &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; bullpen.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited,&#8221; Willis &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100;.</p>
<p>The 30-year-old Willis &#119;&#097;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; 2003 NL Rookie &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; Year &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Florida and &#102;&#105;&#110;&#105;&#115;&#104;&#101;&#100; second &#105;&#110; Cy Young Award voting &#105;&#110; 2005. &#104;&#101; &#119;&#097;&#115; 1-6 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097; 5.00 ERA &#102;&#111;&#114; Cincinnati &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; year.</p>
<p>Willis &#105;&#115; expected to pitch out &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; bullpen &#102;&#111;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; Phillies, who&#8217;ve won &#102;&#105;&#118;&#101; straight NL East titles. He&#8217;s 72-69 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097; 4.17 ERA &#105;&#110; &#110;&#105;&#110;&#101; seasons &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; four teams.</p>
<p>Willis has made &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; three relief appearances &#105;&#110; 205 career games &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; regular season. &#104;&#101; didn&#8217;t allow &#097; run &#105;&#110; three relief appearances &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; 2003 World Series, helping &#116;&#104;&#101; Marlins beat &#116;&#104;&#101; New York Yankees.</p>
<p>&#8220;Dontrelle, I believe, &#105;&#115; at &#097; point &#105;&#110; &#104;&#105;&#115; career where &#104;&#101; &#105;&#115; ready to &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; transition to &#098;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#103; an effective reliever,&#8221; general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100;.</p>
<p>&#8220;Because &#111;&#102; &#104;&#105;&#115; experience, &#112;&#097;&#115;&#116; success and &#111;&#118;&#101;&#114;&#097;&#108;&#108; positive energy, &#119;&#101; feel &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; be an opportunity to benefit both him and &#116;&#104;&#101; team, &#101;&#115;&#112;&#101;&#099;&#105;&#097;&#108;&#108;&#121; &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; success &#104;&#101; has had &#097;&#103;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#115;&#116; left-handed hitters, both &#114;&#101;&#099;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#108;&#121; and over &#116;&#104;&#101; course &#111;&#102; &#104;&#105;&#115; career.&#8221;</p>
<p>Left-handers hit .127 &#097;&#103;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#115;&#116; Willis &#105;&#110; 55 at-bats &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; season. They&#8217;ve hit &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; .200 &#097;&#103;&#097;&#105;&#110;&#115;&#116; him &#100;&#117;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#104;&#105;&#115; career.</p>
<p>&#8220;Wherever they need me, whatever role,&#8221; Willis &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100;. &#8220;I heard someone talking about pinch-hitting, so whatever role. &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; all &#111;&#102; these starters &#103;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#103; &#110;&#105;&#110;&#101; and 10 innings, I&#8217;m not &#115;&#117;&#114;&#101; I&#8217;ll &#103;&#101;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; chance to &#100;&#111; that. But I &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; &#119;&#097;&#110;&#116; to &#103;&#101;&#116; &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#115;&#116; shape I &#099;&#097;&#110; be and I feel great. I&#8217;m not &#103;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#103; to rock &#116;&#104;&#101; boat; I &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; &#119;&#097;&#110;&#116; to &#103;&#101;&#116; on.&#8221;</p>
<p>Willis&#8217; deal includes $400,000 &#105;&#110; performance bonuses, including $25,000 &#102;&#111;&#114; 30 plate appearances, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; &#105;&#115; an unusual provision &#102;&#111;&#114; &#097; pitcher. But Willis &#105;&#115; one &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#115;&#116; hitting pitchers &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; majors. He&#8217;s &#097; .244 career hitter &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#110;&#105;&#110;&#101; homers and 39 RBIs &#105;&#110; 389 at-bats.</p>
<p>Once &#107;&#110;&#111;&#119;&#110; as &#116;&#104;&#101; &#8220;D-Train,&#8221; Willis&#8217; career &#115;&#116;&#097;&#114;&#116;&#101;&#100; to derail &#105;&#110; 2007. &#104;&#101; had &#097; sensational debut &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Florida &#105;&#110; 2003, &#103;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#103; 14-6 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097; 3.30 ERA. After &#103;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#103; 10-11 &#116;&#104;&#101; next season, &#104;&#101; led &#116;&#104;&#101; NL &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; 22 wins &#105;&#110; 2005.</p>
<p>He has 26 total wins &#115;&#105;&#110;&#099;&#101; then &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; majors.</p>
<p>Willis &#119;&#097;&#115; traded along &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Miguel Cabrera to Detroit &#105;&#110; 2007. &#104;&#101; had two knee injuries &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Tigers &#105;&#110; 2008 and missed &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; 2009 season &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; an anxiety disorder.</p>
<p>In 2010, &#104;&#101; pitched &#110;&#105;&#110;&#101; games &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Tigers, &#119;&#097;&#115; traded to Arizona, got released, signed &#097; minor league deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; San Francisco and went 0-1 &#102;&#111;&#114; two Giants farm teams.</p>
<p>Reds manager Dusty Baker gave Willis &#097;&#110;&#111;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; opportunity &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; season, but &#104;&#101; struggled. He&#8217;s hoping moving to &#116;&#104;&#101; bullpen &#099;&#097;&#110; salvage &#104;&#105;&#115; career.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have to step &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; and have fun,&#8221; &#104;&#101; &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100;. &#8220;Sometimes &#105;&#110; &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; career, you often &#103;&#101;&#116; &#105;&#110;&#116;&#111; &#097; grind where you have to &#100;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; and you have to &#100;&#111; that. You don&#8217;t have to be perfect. You &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; have to &#103;&#111; out &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; and compete.&#8221;</p>
<p>Willis could be reunited &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; childhood friend Jimmy Rollins &#105;&#110; Philadelphia. Rollins, &#116;&#104;&#101; 2007 NL MVP, &#105;&#115; &#097; free agent who appears headed &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107; to &#116;&#104;&#101; Phillies. Both players attended Encinal High School &#105;&#110; Alameda, Calif.</p>
<p>&#8220;I talk to him pretty often,&#8221; Willis &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100;. &#8220;He&#8217;s fired up. He&#8217;s definitely fired up. &#119;&#101; need to sign him, &#116;&#111;&#111;. &#119;&#101; got &#116;&#104;&#101; little stuff out &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; way, so &#119;&#101; have to &#103;&#101;&#116; to &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#105;&#103; stuff and &#103;&#101;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#105;&#103; guy &#098;&#097;&#099;&#107;. Growing up, shagging &#102;&#111;&#114; him, it&#8217;s pretty surreal to come &#102;&#117;&#108;&#108; circle.&#8221;</p>
<p><b>Dodgers honor Angels&#8217; Scioscia &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; bobblehead</b></p>
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) &mdash; Mike Scioscia &#099;&#097;&#110; be forgiven &#102;&#111;&#114; getting &#097; &#098;&#105;&#103; head over &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115;: &#116;&#104;&#101; Los Angeles Dodgers are honoring &#116;&#104;&#101; manager &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; rival Angels &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#104;&#105;&#115; own bobblehead night.</p>
<p>The Dodgers &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100; Thursday that fans &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#103;&#101;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; Scioscia bobbleheads when &#104;&#101; brings &#116;&#104;&#101; Angels to Chavez Ravine &#102;&#111;&#114; an interleague game on June 12. Scioscia, &#097; two-time All-Star catcher, spent &#104;&#105;&#115; entire playing career &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers from 1980-92 and &#104;&#101;&#108;&#112;&#101;&#100; them win World Series titles &#105;&#110; 1981 and 1988.</p>
<p>Other bobblehead promotions &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; year include Maury Wills &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Don Drysdale (April 28), Orel Hershiser (May 15), &#116;&#104;&#101; infield quartet &#111;&#102; Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Ron Cey (May 29), Hall &#111;&#102; Fame managers Tommy Lasorda and Walter Alston (July 14) and Fernando Valenzuela (Aug. 21).</p>
<p><b>Lefty reliever Romero joins Cardinals</b></p>
<p>ST. LOUIS (AP) &mdash; Left-handed reliever J.C. Romero has agreed to &#097; one-year contract &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; St. Louis Cardinals. &#116;&#104;&#101; 35-year-old &#108;&#097;&#115;&#116; season &#098;&#101;&#116;&#119;&#101;&#101;&#110; Philadelphia and Colorado, &#103;&#111;&#105;&#110;&#103; 1-0 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097; 4.01 ERA &#105;&#110; 24 2/3 innings over 36 games.</p>
<p>Romero &#101;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; 2011 season &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Colorado after beginning &#116;&#104;&#101; year &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Philadelphia. &#104;&#101; &#119;&#097;&#115; released by &#116;&#104;&#101; Phillies &#105;&#110; June, by &#116;&#104;&#101; Nationals &#105;&#110; July and by &#116;&#104;&#101; Yankees &#105;&#110; August, spending time &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Washington and New York minor league systems.</p>
<p>Romero has &#097; 34-28 career record &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#097; 4.07 ERA, winning &#116;&#104;&#101; World Series &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Philadelphia &#105;&#110; 2008. &#104;&#101; leads lefties &#105;&#110; games pitched from 2002-11 &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; 633.</p>
<p><b>Elsewhere</b></p>
<p><b>Fox Sports seeks halt to Dodgers media rights sale</b></p>
<p>DOVER, Del. (AP) &mdash; &#097; bankruptcy judge on Thursday blasted Fox Sports &#102;&#111;&#114; claiming that &#116;&#104;&#101; Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; plan to sell media rights to future games &#105;&#115; intended to enrich team owner Frank McCourt after Fox negotiated &#097; failed deal that would have left McCourt &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; hundreds &#111;&#102; millions &#111;&#102; dollars.</p>
<p>Judge Kevin &#103;&#114;&#111;&#115;&#115; &#116;&#111;&#111;&#107; Fox to task &#105;&#110; &#097; formal opinion authorizing &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers to &#098;&#101;&#103;&#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; media rights marketing process as part &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; team&#8217;s plan to emerge from bankruptcy.</p>
<p>The Dodgers sought bankruptcy protection &#105;&#110; June after baseball Commissioner Bud Selig rejected &#097; new TV deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Fox that McCourt &#119;&#097;&#115; counting on to keep &#116;&#104;&#101; franchise solvent.</p>
<p>Fox &#105;&#115; now challenging &#116;&#104;&#101; team&#8217;s plan to sell media rights to games starting &#105;&#110; 2014, saying &#116;&#104;&#101; sale process violates Fox&#8217;s exclusive rights &#117;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#114; &#105;&#116;&#115; existing contract &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers.</p>
<p>Gross pointed out that &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; deal rejected by Selig, Fox &#119;&#097;&#115; willing to advance &#109;&#111;&#114;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#097;&#110; $300 million to McCourt &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#110;&#111; restrictions. &#104;&#101; noted &#116;&#104;&#101; irony &#105;&#110; Fox now arguing that &#116;&#104;&#101; media rights sale &#105;&#115; unnecessary and alleging that &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; timed to help McCourt meet an April 30 deadline to pay &#104;&#105;&#115; ex-wife, Jamie, $131 million as part &#111;&#102; their divorce settlement.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now, when Fox faces changes to &#116;&#104;&#101; rights amendment, Fox raises arguments about &#119;&#104;&#097;&#116; &#105;&#115; &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; debtors&#8217; &#098;&#101;&#115;&#116; interests,&#8221; &#116;&#104;&#101; judge wrote. &#8220;Fox &#105;&#115; not &#097; credible party to raise &#115;&#117;&#099;&#104; issues.&#8221;</p>
<p>But Fox &#105;&#115; pressing &#105;&#116;&#115; challenge, filing an appeal &#105;&#110; federal district court &#105;&#110; Delaware seeking to overturn Gross&#8217; ruling.</p>
<p>Fox Sports &#105;&#115; asking &#116;&#104;&#101; district court judge to immediately halt &#116;&#104;&#101; implementation &#111;&#102; Gross&#8217; order while &#104;&#101; considers Fox&#8217;s appeal. &#116;&#104;&#101; district judge has scheduled &#097; teleconference &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; attorneys Friday to discuss &#116;&#104;&#101; appeal.</p>
<p>The plan to sell media rights &#105;&#115; &#097; key component &#111;&#102; &#097; settlement &#098;&#101;&#116;&#119;&#101;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers and Major League Baseball that &#097;&#108;&#115;&#111; calls &#102;&#111;&#114; McCourt to sell &#116;&#104;&#101; team.</p>
<p>The Dodgers&#8217; plan calls &#102;&#111;&#114; initial bids by Jan. 13 and completion &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; sale by April 30.</p>
<p>Fox argues that &#116;&#104;&#101; sale process violates &#105;&#116;&#115; exclusive rights &#117;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; existing contract, &#119;&#104;&#105;&#099;&#104; gives Fox an exclusive 45-day period starting &#105;&#110; October 2012 to negotiate &#097; contract extension &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers.</p>
<p>But &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers &#115;&#097;&#121; &#097; media rights sale now &#105;&#110; conjunction &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; selling &#116;&#104;&#101; team itself &#105;&#115; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#098;&#101;&#115;&#116; way to maximize value &#102;&#111;&#114; creditors and emerge from bankruptcy.</p>
<p>In &#104;&#105;&#115; ruling, &#103;&#114;&#111;&#115;&#115; agreed &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers that Fox &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; maintain &#109;&#097;&#110;&#121; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#115;&#097;&#109;&#101; rights &#117;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#101; proposed sale process as &#105;&#116; has &#117;&#110;&#100;&#101;&#114; &#105;&#116;&#115; existing contract, including &#116;&#104;&#101; exclusive negotiating period. &#116;&#104;&#101; judge &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100; &#116;&#104;&#101; only changes to &#116;&#104;&#101; rights agreement &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; Fox were moving up &#116;&#104;&#101; exclusive negotiating period by about 10 months, and &#097; requirement that &#097;&#110;&#121; deal &#098;&#101;&#116;&#119;&#101;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers and Fox be approved not &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; by MLB, as &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; contract, but &#097;&#110;&#121; buyer &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; team as well.</p>
<p>Gross &#115;&#097;&#105;&#100; Fox &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; have &#116;&#104;&#101; opportunity &#108;&#097;&#116;&#101;&#114; to argue that &#105;&#116; &#105;&#115; entitled to damages &#102;&#111;&#114; breach &#111;&#102; contract, and &#116;&#104;&#101; Dodgers &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; be able to &#100;&#101;&#099;&#105;&#100;&#101; whether those damages, if &#097;&#110;&#121;, &#109;&#097;&#107;&#101; &#097; media rights deal &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; someone &#101;&#108;&#115;&#101; economically unwise.</p></p>


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